Former Trump Organization CFO Plans to Plead Guilty in Tax Evasion Case

By Tom Winter, Jonathan Dienst, Adam Reiss and Ryan J. Reilly -

The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, is scheduled to plead guilty to criminal charges brought against him by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in the investigation into the dealings of former President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter and court documents.

Weisselberg's statement may come Thursday at 9 am.

Terms of the long-awaited deal have not yet been disclosed.

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives in court, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in New York.AP

Weisselberg and the Trump Organization were charged as part of a 15-year fraudulent compensation scheme for top company executives to avoid paying taxes.

Weisselberg, 74, was accused of failing to pay taxes on $1.7 million of his income.

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Last week, Judge Juan Merchán denied Weisselberg's attempt to dismiss the charges, arguing that the evidence presented to the grand jury was "legally sufficient."

A spokesman for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg declined to comment.

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The Trump Organization faces separate charges, but there are no criminal charges against Trump, who is the subject of a series of criminal investigations that have drawn national attention since the FBI raid of his Florida mansion, Mar-a- Lake, last Monday.

As a result of the search, threats against officers have skyrocketed.

Some Trump supporters have called the search of his property a "civil war," while one person attacked an FBI field office.

Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania man was arrested Monday and charged with making threats on the website of the right-wing social network Gab.